kuolemakseen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kuolemaksi with a possessive suffix

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkuo̯lemɑkseːn/, [ˈkuo̞̯le̞ˌmɑ̝ks̠e̞ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkseːn
  • Syllabification(key): kuo‧le‧mak‧seen

Adverb

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kuolemakseen

  1. for the life of one
    En pysty kuolemaksenikaan muistamaan sen laulun nimeä.
    For the life of me, I can't remember the name of that song.

Usage notes

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Usually suffixed with -kaan, which serves as an emphatic suffix.

Inflection

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Personal/possessive forms of kuolemakseen
no possessor
possessor singular plural
1st person kuolemakseni kuolemaksemme
2nd person kuolemaksesi kuolemaksenne
3rd person kuolemakseen
kuolemaksensa